Xinyu Liu , Jingui Liu , Shiqiang Dong , Chen Liu , Chao Wei , Jianan Ling , Ji Zheng , Xin Zheng
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Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (C11, 64.2 %Cl) induced neurotoxicity and blood-brain barrier disruption in adult male zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are a series of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substances that are widely distributed in the environment. However, little information is available on SCCPs neurotoxicity. In present research, adult male zebrafish (Danio rerio) were used as a model and exposed to 0, 50, or 250 μg/L SCCPs for 21 days to investigate the neurotoxicity effect of SCCPs. We evaluated the swimming behavior traits, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) levels, neuroinflammatory response, tight junction-related mRNA and protein levels and blood-brain barrier (BBB) ultrastructural changes of fish following 21 days of SCCPs exposure. Our research showed that SCCPs significantly weakened swimming ability and locomotor activity of zebrafish, activated the neuroinflammatory response, decreased AChE content and activity, and the tight junction-related mRNA and protein levels in the fish brain. In addition, the results of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the ultrastructural changes of BBB and brain cell apoptosis in zebrafish, further proving that chronic exposure to SCCPs can cause BBB damage. In summary, this study focused on the chronic exposure of zebrafish to SCCPs, revealing that such exposure can damage the BBB and lead to nerve injury, and will provide important insights into the potential health risks associated with SCCPs and emphasize the necessity for further research.
期刊介绍:
Environmental Pollution is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research papers and review articles covering all aspects of environmental pollution and its impacts on ecosystems and human health.
Subject areas include, but are not limited to:
• Sources and occurrences of pollutants that are clearly defined and measured in environmental compartments, food and food-related items, and human bodies;
• Interlinks between contaminant exposure and biological, ecological, and human health effects, including those of climate change;
• Contaminants of emerging concerns (including but not limited to antibiotic resistant microorganisms or genes, microplastics/nanoplastics, electronic wastes, light, and noise) and/or their biological, ecological, or human health effects;
• Laboratory and field studies on the remediation/mitigation of environmental pollution via new techniques and with clear links to biological, ecological, or human health effects;
• Modeling of pollution processes, patterns, or trends that is of clear environmental and/or human health interest;
• New techniques that measure and examine environmental occurrences, transport, behavior, and effects of pollutants within the environment or the laboratory, provided that they can be clearly used to address problems within regional or global environmental compartments.